1 Introduction Thanks for using Addictive Drums 2. We had a lot of fun creating this software and hope that you also have a great time using it within your music compositions. Please take time to have a read through this manual. As well as covering the basic functions of Addictive Drums 2 we also describe some nice tricks that we hope will make your workflow even smoother. Stay Addicted! / The Addictive Drums Team 2 Contents Introduction ......................................................................................................................................................................... 2 Quick Start Guide .............................................................................................................................................................. 7 Main Manual for Addictive Drums 2 ....................................................................................................................... 10 What is Addictive Drums 2? ...................................................................................................................... 10 Sounds .................................................................................................................................................................. 10 Effects .................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Beats & Fills ........................................................................................................................................................ 10 ADpak & MIDIpak expansions .................................................................................................................... 10 How do I use Addictive Drums 2? ........................................................................................................... 11 What do I need to run Addictive Drums 2? ........................................................................................ 11 Overview of AD2 ................................................................................................................................................................ 11 The Top Section ................................................................................................................................................................. 12 A. Loading Indicator ................................................................................... 12 B. Preset Menu/Preset Display .......................................................... 12 C. Save Preset .............................................................................................. 13 D. Preset “Next/Previous” Buttons .................................................. 13 E. Logo (Show Program Information) ............................................... 13 F. Play Button .............................................................................................. 13 G. Page Select Buttons ........................................................................... 13 H. Help Button [?] ........................................................................................ 13 The Main Section ............................................................................................................................................................ 14 GALLERY PAGE ................................................................................................................................................ 14 EXPLORE PAGE ................................................................................................................................................. 15 KIT PAGE ............................................................................................................................................................. 16 Kitpiece Slot functions ................................................................................................................. 17 The Kitpiece Browser .................................................................................................................... 18 EDIT PAGE – (Top) ........................................................................................................................................... 19 Kitpiece Select & Controls ........................................................................................................... 19 Kitpiece Selection ........................................................................................................................... 19 3 Basic Settings .................................................................................................................................... 19 Mics control ........................................................................................................................................ 19 Kitpiece Controls .............................................................................................................................. 20 EDIT PAGE – (Bottom) – Channel Inserts ............................................................................................................ 21 Introduction ......................................................................................................................................... 21 Microphones and channels ........................................................................................ 21 A. Snare Buzz .................................................................................................... 21 B. Kick & Snare Close Mics Balance ..................................................... 21 Room Distance ................................................................................................................ 22 The Bus Channel ............................................................................................................. 22 Channel Insert Effects .................................................................................................. 23 Noise ..................................................................................................................................... 23 MultiFX unit ........................................................................................................................ 23 EQ ........................................................................................................................................... 23 Output ................................................................................................................................... 23 Channel Insert Effects - Bus and Master channels ........................................ 24 Cut .......................................................................................................................................... 24 Copy/Paste ....................................................................................................................... 24 Send FX section ............................................................................................................... 24 Selecting a channel for editing ................................................................................. 24 Turning on and off ALL inserts on a channel at once ................................... 24 FX Page ................................................................................................................................................................. 25 A. Delay ................................................................................................................................................. 25 B. Crossfader & Delerb Graph .................................................................................................. 25 C. Reverb .............................................................................................................................................. 26 D. EQ ...................................................................................................................................................... 26 4 E. Output Section with Routing .................................................................................................. 26 F. FX Sends ......................................................................................................................................... 26 BEATS PAGE ....................................................................................................................................................................... 27 Overview ................................................................................................................................................................................ 27 The different sections ..................................................................................................................................................... 28 A. Filters ..................................................................................................................................................................... 28 B. Grid Search ......................................................................................................................................................... 28 C. Main Beat List ................................................................................................................................................... 28 D. Variant List .........................................................................................................................................................